(05-24-2022, 06:58 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(05-23-2022, 11:58 AM)mikesez Wrote: Spritzes are great.  I find that the aperol and the soda water work great without the wine too.  Honestly there is a diverse family of Italian bitters out there, from aperol (light) to fernet branca (dark) and they all mix really well with soda water.  My total wine has a whole shelf set aside for Italian bitters.

So, Mike, you're a smart guy.  Where was I when I drank Prosecco, Spritz, and Limoncello?

You were probably on a trip through Italy. 
There was this family owned restaurant in Rome near the Vatican that brought out, for dessert, a caddy of three clear, unmarked bottles.  There was a bottle of milky yellow Limoncello, a bottle of clear Grappa, and a bottle of brown stuff that was probably Fernet Branca or one of its cousins.  We could drink as much from any of the bottles as we wanted. Sure beats Creme Brulee, at least for me! But I didn't see any prosecco or aperol on that trip.
On a separate trip, this time to Milan and Verona, we were always being offered Spritzes made as you describe.  But no limoncello and no dark bitters on that trip.

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